Peter gendron



(No Model.)

P. GENDRON;

WAGON RUNNING GEAR.

110.419.010. Patented Jan. 7,1800.

WltrlEESEE NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER eENnRoN, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, AssIoNoR TO THE GENDRON IRON WHEELcoMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

WAGON RUNNING-GEAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 419,010, dated January7, 1890.

Application filed October 21, 1889- Serial No. 327,729. (No model.)

T 0 60% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, PETER GENDRON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, haveinvented certainnew and useful Improvements in lVagon Running Gear, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in wagonrunning-gear; and the invention is especially intended to apply to thatclass of toy wagons known as boys express-wagons.

Theinvention consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, andcombination of the various parts, whereby the device is made of simpleform, having great strength, the parts being easily put together or putin a knockdown position for shipment or repairs, all as more fullyhereinafter described.

In the drawings which accompany this specification, Figure 1 is avertical central section through my improved wagon. Fig. 2 is a planview of the bolster and front axle detached. Fig. 3 is a front elevationof the front axle with the axle-cap. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of thehind axle and body-supports.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the axle-cap and fifth-wheel, showingthe locking-stud. Fig. 6 is a plan view thereof when engaged in thebolster.

A is the body, which may be of any suitable construction. B are thefront wheels. B are the hind wheels. 0 is the front axle, and Ois thehind axle. Upon the front axle is secured the metallic axle-cap D bymeans of sleeves a at the end engaging over the axle, and the lips Z),turned down to clamp the axle at that point, a suitable bearing 0 beingformed centrally of the axle-cap to rest upon the axle.

E are hounds secured to the front of the axle-cap, having suitable hooksat their forward ends to engage with eyes in the tongue. The uppercentral part (Z of the axle-cap is flattened to form a fiftlrwheel, uponwhich the bearing or bolster F is secured by means of the T-shapedaperture 6, in which is engaged the stud f, having a T-shaped head g.The T-shaped head of the stud is engaged into the T-shaped aperture inthe bolster, and the bolster is then turned around, so that the head ofthe stud engages over the stem of the aperture in the bolster, asplainly shown in Fig. 2. The bolster is provided with suitableupwardly-extending arms h, having apertures to receive the bolts whichsecure it to the body of the wagon. The sleeves a are secured upon theaxle by arranging dies of a shape to conform to their outer outline, andbringing pressure to bear thereon clamping them firmly upon the axle.This method of securing the trimming upon the axle I do not hereinclaim, I having made itthe subject of a separate concurrent application.

G are the rear body-supports, consisting of the sleeve iand theupwardly-extending bifurcated brackets or arms j, having suitableflanges 70 at the top to form a bearing against the body of the wagon,and these are provided with suitable studs Z, adapted to be forced intothe wood of the wagon to secure it firmly in position against accidentaldisplacement. The two bifurcations of the bracket are joined by across-piece m, which is provided with an aperture to receive the bolt11, passing through the bottom of the body of the wagon and securing itfirmly in position, These sleeves 2' are secured upon the rear axle bypressure, as previously described in regard to the sleeves upon thefront bolster.

To disengage the front wheels from the wagon, it is evident that allthat is necessary is to turn them around with the hounds E beneath thebody of the wagon, when the T- shaped head on the axle-cap will registerwith the T-shaped aperture in the bolster and will be readilydisengaged. By taking out the bolts 77. from the rear the hind wheelsand brackets may be also disengaged. The upper part of the bolster isprovided with acircular bearing 0, upon which the Tshaped head g of thestud bears in turning. The arched axle-cap D acts as a truss to thefront axle. A wide bearing is formed by the T- shaped head on both sidesof the stud, which prevents wabbling, of the parts in turning the frontwheel, and also prevents the rattling of the parts and greatly lessensthe danger of breakage.

What I claim as my invention is 1. The combination, in a wagonrunninggear, of the front axle, the axle-cap D, having sleeves a andlugs Z), and the studs f, having T-shaped heads adapted to engage in theT-shaped aperture in the bolster, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a Wagon runninggear, of the front axle having anaxle-cap secured thereto,and the stud thereon having a T-shaped headadapted to engage into a T- shaped aperture in the bolster and locked inposition by a partial rotation of the parts,

substantially as described.

central bearing 0, downwardly-projecting lugs d, clamped ipon the axle,the studs f,T-shaped head g, and the bolster F, having the T-shapedaperture and the circular bearing, the parts being arranged to operatesubstantially as described.

4. The combination, in a Wagon runninggear, of the hind axle having therear bodysupports provided with a sleeve I, clamped upon the axle, andthe bifurcated bracket j, having a cap 7c and studs d, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses,this 11th day of October, 1889.

PETER GENDRON.

WVitnesses:

M. B. ODOGHERTY, P. M. HULBERT.

